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Love2 quotes
In time the Rockies may crumble,
Gibraltar may tumble,
They're only made of clay,
But our love is here to stay. — Ira Gershwin · 1938Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky,
Nice work if you can get it,
And you can get it if you try. — Ira Gershwin · 1937Being in love1 quote
Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky,
Nice work if you can get it,
And you can get it if you try. — Ira Gershwin · 1937Down days1 quote
A foggy day in London Town
Had me low and had me down.
I viewed the morning with alarm.
The British Museum had lost its charm. — Ira Gershwin · 1937Enduring love1 quote
In time the Rockies may crumble,
Gibraltar may tumble,
They're only made of clay,
But our love is here to stay. — Ira Gershwin · 1938Innovation1 quote
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly;
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony-
It's the same old cry! — Ira Gershwin · 1937London1 quote
A foggy day in London Town
Had me low and had me down.
I viewed the morning with alarm.
The British Museum had lost its charm. — Ira Gershwin · 1937Originality1 quote
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly;
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony-
It's the same old cry! — Ira Gershwin · 1937Resistance to change1 quote
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly;
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony-
It's the same old cry! — Ira Gershwin · 1937Seasons1 quote
Summer time and the livin' is easy,
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high.
Oh, yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma' is good-lookin',
So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry. — Ira Gershwin · 1935Summer1 quote
Summer time and the livin' is easy,
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high.
Oh, yo' daddy's rich and yo' ma' is good-lookin',
So hush, little baby, don' yo' cry. — Ira Gershwin · 1935The Bible1 quote
It ain't necessarily so-
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible-
It ain't necessarily so. — Ira Gershwin · 1935The night sky1 quote
Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky,
Nice work if you can get it,
And you can get it if you try. — Ira Gershwin · 1937Veracity of the Bible1 quote
It ain't necessarily so-
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible-
It ain't necessarily so. — Ira Gershwin · 1935